Biomechanics at Micro- And Nanoscale Levels: Volume IV: 4

A project on "Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels" was approved by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2003. This volume summarizes the research results achieved by project members throughout its 4-year duration. It is for those interested in the area of biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels.

Cell Mechanics: Structural Analysis of the Motor Protein Prestin; Effects of Cytoskeletal Structures on Elastic and Viscoelastic Properties of Cells in Soft Tissues; Biomechanical Properties of Collagen Gel Associated with Microvessel Formation in Vitro; Depth-Dependent Compressive Behaviors of Articular Cartilage and Chondrocytes; Cell Response to Mechanical Stimulation: Cytoskeletal Reassembling and Calcium Signaling Responses to Mechanical Perturbation in Osteoblastic Cells; Experimental Estimation of Preexisting Tension in Single Actin Stress Fiber of Vascular Cells; Biophysical Mechanisms of Tension-Dependent Formation of Stress Fibers from Actin Meshwork; Tissue Engineering: Effects of Cyclic Hydrostatic Pressure Loading on Regulation of Chondrocyte Phenotypes; Effects of a Shear Flow and Water Filtration on the Cell Layer of a Hybrid Vascular Graft; Tissue Reconstructions for Motor Organs with Mechanically Structured Grafts; Computational Biomechanics: Microscopic Analysis of Bone; Computational Biomechanics of Blood Flow in Cardiovascular Diseases; Microstructural Mechanism of Skeletal Muscle Injury and a New Constitutive Model of Skeletal Muscle; Mechanical Characteristics of Vascular Cells and Tissues Exposed to Deformation, Freezing, and Shock Waves: Measurements and Theoretical Predictions.